Spring 2026 – February 23-27 2026
Please note all times listed are in Pacific Time Zone
Have you ever wondered what seminary classes were like? Try a class (or 2 or 3) for FREE!
Join us for Visit BST Week from February 23-27. Each day we are offering 1-2 opportunities where you can experience theological education FREE of charge. The only requirement: you must REGISTER.
The following courses and experiences are available to choose from. Simply follow the instructions, click the button(s), and complete the registration form(s). We can’t wait to see you February 23-27!
Want to Visit In-Person and Tour Campus?
Make an Appointment with Lia
Come experience Berkeley School of Theology during Visit BST Week! We invite you to step onto our campus, meet our welcoming community, and see firsthand how BST can support your calling and equip you for ministry and leadership. This is your opportunity to ask questions, sit in on classes, and imagine yourself thriving here. We’re excited to meet you and help you discern your next steps.
Make an Appointment with Derek
During Visit BST Week, come meet our financial aid team and discover how affordable a seminary education can be. We’ll walk you through scholarships, grants, and flexible pathways that make pursuing your calling possible. Visiting campus is the best way to see how BST can support you—both academically and financially—as you prepare for ministry and leadership.
Lia Rochill
Derek Doughty
TRY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES
MONDAY, 2/23
“First Sip” with the President of BST
9:00-10:00am Hybrid: on zoom and in-person (Crouch Room, BST Campus)
Grab your preferred morning beverage and join us for an exclusive hour with BST’s President! Dr. Brenneman will tell his own story of choosing a seminary journey, following a call to pastoral ministry, and finally leading a higher education institution. He will share both challenges and joys from his experience. Plus, he will answer YOUR questions about matters you are wrestling with as you consider a ministry path and a seminary education.
James E. Brenneman
Paul Then and Now (BS-4805)
3:40-6:30pm (Hybrid)
As the first Christian documents, Paul’s letters offer a deep and illuminating insight into the study of Christian origins. Thus, analysis of the writings is essential to understanding the New Testament and the formation of Christianity. This course offers students an investigation into these documents from various interpretive perspectives. Special attention will be given to later Christian (mis)interpretations of Paul and his late Second Temple Jewish context.
Eric Sias
"Dream & Dialogue" with the Dean of BST
1:00-2:00pm Hybrid: on zoom and in-person (Crouch Room, BST Campus)
Please join us for an inspirational and interactive session with Dr. LeAnn Snow Flesher. The Dean will share how the excellent advice of a professor to pursue her passions put her on a journey of discovery and ministry spanning more than 3 decades, including pastoral service, classroom teaching, biblical research, and administrative leadership. Plus, she will answer YOUR questions about vocational discernment and the possibility of theological studies. You won’t want to miss this exclusive opportunity!
LeAnn Snow Flesher
BST Student Chapel
2:00–2:30 PM via Zoom
Join us for BST Student Chapel celebrating Black History Month. Be inspired as our graduating seniors preach and lead us in worship.
New Testament Voices
5:10pm-8:00pm Concurrent Hybrid (on zoom and in-person)
This introductory course examines the origins and development of the texts, language, authors, dates, personalities, and significant themes that make up the New Testament through various interpretive approaches.
Laura Jean Torgerson
Theology and Ministry in the Age of Migration
2:10-5:00pm Concurrent Hybrid (zoom and in-person)
This course a) explores the diverse patterns of global migration in today’s context and b) discusses why migration should be brought to the center of theological reflection.
Hanna Kang
TUESDAY, 2/24
Palabra Transformadora
6:10-9:00pm Online Only (zoom)
Esta materia explora la predicación como un acto teológico, ético y político que busca la transformación personal y social.
Lilliana DaValle
Prophetic Preaching
6:10-9:00pm Concurrent Hybrid (on zoom and in-person)
This course focuses on identifying and exploring several central issues around prophetic preaching in contemporary societies.
Sangyil Sam Park
THURSDAY, 2/26
Liderazgo (LIEQ-403)
Lilliana DaValle, 6:00-8:30pm (Online Only)
En este curso los estudiantes podrán adquirir herramientas para ejercer liderazgo pastoral en la iglesia y comunidad. El acercamiento al liderazgo utiliza como base la inteligencia emocional y el pensamiento sistémico. El curso consiste en un estudio de liderazgo contextual y un análisis de seis tipos de liderazgo efectivo.
Servant Leadership & Organizational Stewardship
2:10-5:00pm Concurrent Hybrid (on zoom and in-person)
This class explores the foundational philosophies and ethical frameworks that underpin servant leadership, examining how these principles can be applied to foster sustainable and impactful leadership within diverse organizational settings.
A. Brian Leander
Global Theological Perspectives – Dr. Jennifer Davidson
5:30-8:30pm Concurrent Hybrid (on zoom and in-person)
Together in this course we will engage theologies coming from Asian American, Black liberation, Dalit, feminist, indigenous/Naga, Korean communities.
BST Alumni: Building Sanctuary
4:00-6:00pm Online Only (zoom)
A gathering that offers a unique window into the lifelong impact of a BST education. We will celebrate alumni graduation anniversaries and honor the deep roots of our BST community. We hope stories of impact and faithful service will inspire you! Celebration to be followed by a panel of alumni designing spaces of healing and sanctuary within their professional spheres. Discover how “holy ground” becomes sustainable work over a lifetime and how BST offers a community of practice that sustains you long after graduation.
FRIDAY, 2/27
In Search of a Soul: Thurman & Democratic Space
12:40-3:30pm Online Only (zoom)
This course explores Howard Thurman’s lifelong quest for democratic space, a journey he saw as synonymous with “America in Search of a Soul.”
Aidsand Wright-Riggins
Film Premiere & Discussion
2:30-4:00pm Concurrent Hybrid (zoom and in-person: Crouch Room, BST Campus)
Join us for a debut screening of the film, Arc Initiative 2025: The Story Begins. BST’s Arc Initiative helps Asian American congregations and leaders to thrive by engaging stories that form, inform, and transform for the flourishing of their communities and the world, and is made possible through a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. Rev. Dr. Lauren Lisa Ng, director of Arc Initiative, will host the screening and engage viewers in a reflective dialogue following the film.
El libro de Job (LIEQ-200)
Fabio Colorado, 5:00-8:00pm (Online Only)
El Libro de Job es uno de los libros más interesantes y complejos del Antiguo Testamento. Escrito hace miles de años, el tema central sigue siendo presente: El sufrimiento. El personaje de Job y sus amigos debaten sobre el sufrimiento y como entender la relación entre sufrimiento y Dios. En este curso exploraremos el libro de Job en su contexto y en el contexto presente: ¿Tiene el libro de Job algo que decir sobre el sufrimiento actual? ¿Tiene el libro de Job una repuesta acerca del sufrimiento? ¿Qué pasa cuando a alguien “bueno” la pasan cosas malas? Todas estas preguntas recibirán nuestra atención a lo largo del curso.
FRIDAY, 9/27
Leading Diversity-Oriented Ministries (FTRS-3350)
10:30am-12:00pm (Hybrid)
As the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion further take hold in the Church in the United States, there will be a greater need for competent intercultural leaders. As with many other examples of effective leadership, leaders of diversity-oriented ministries must practice, preach, and live what they believe about diversity, equity, and inclusion of all kinds of people in keeping with the mission of Christ. The good news about intercultural leadership competencies is that they, through missiological praxis—reflection, self-awareness, shared learning experiences, application, and reflection–are accessible. Therefore, the Leading Diversity-Oriented Ministries Program aims to broaden and strengthen the intercultural competencies of church planters, pastoral leaders, ministry leaders, and higher education professionals. The program has the following objectives: (1) increase participants’ leadership capital; (2) equip them with knowledge, skills, tools, and experience; and (3) build capacity for their ministries to be diversity-oriented.
A. Brian Leander
Lessons from James Baldwin: Life, Love, Lies, Liberation (RS-3158)
12:40-3:30pm (Online Only)
James Baldwin, one of the leading figures of the 20th century, bore passionate witness to the truth about poverty, racism, religion, homophobia, and the struggle for justice in America. Throughout this course, we will read and discuss selected novels, short stories, essays, and video clips from his talks, as well as the documentary “I Am Not Your Negro,” and the movie based on his novel If Beale Street Could Talk. We will absorb the ether of Baldwin’s life—Pentecostalism and his beginnings as a boy preacher, the impact of discrimination, an artist exiled in Paris, the Civil Rights Movement, and Baldwin’s return to America—and see how his searing depictions of the realities forged in slavery and misogyny, Jim Crow laws, and lynching provide an education for understanding their legacies, as well as the urgent need for love and liberation in today’s world. Students will address the complexity of personal questions.
Aidsand Wright-Riggins
For further information or assistance with registration, contact the Director of Admissions, Lia Rochill at lrochill@bst.edu
